News and Weather Briefing for Junteenth, 2023
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will settle south of the area today, with dry high pressure building over to the north. High pressure will migrate to the coast on Sunday, with a low pressure system west of the Appalachians bringing moisture back into the region on Monday. An extended period of wet conditions will then be possible through much of the week as the low pressure system spins over the southeast and brings several rounds of Atlantic moisture into the area.
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General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog between 9pm and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers, mainly before 4am. Lows around 60. Chance of rain is 80%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog before 3am. Lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Highs in the mid 60s. Windy. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 10pm and midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog between 9pm and 3am. Lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Lows around 60. Chance of rain is 80%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog between 9pm and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Highs near 70. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
More numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop from the southwest today. Some of these thunderstorms may be strong, with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds, and torrential downpours expected. A few could become severe, with damaging wind gusts and large hail possible.
Localized flooding will be possible with any showers and thunderstorms that repeatedly affect the same locations today through tonight. The heavy rainfall may continue at times through Tuesday, into Wednesday, and possibly through the late workweek. The flooding threat will increase through the week if this persistent, heavy rainfall develops as expected.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A Filament Launch To Side-Swipe Earth | Solar Storm Forecast 07 June 2023
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 57 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (2.0 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 19th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F in Highlands in 1933
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1965
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.08 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1957
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 101°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
–> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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Local and State News
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National and World News Roundup
Global National: June 18, 2023 | Dauphin residents lean on one another in wake of Manitoba tragedy
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – June 16
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 18, 2023)
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Macon County Public Health will stop publishing weekly COVID updates but will continue to monitor local case levels and trends. In the event that case counts increase significantly, MCPH will notify the public and resume weekly COVID updates.
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Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
17. Carthage – Empire of the Phoenicians | Fall of Civilizations
The Next Global Superpower Isn’t Who You Think | Ian Bremmer | TED
The Level1 Show June 16 2023: Life, Uh, Finds A Way | Level1 Techs
Google, No Longer Master of Its Own Domains – DTNS 4543 | Daily Tech News Show
Bringing African classical music to the world stage | DW News
ChatGPT Jailbreaking & Is AI Safety Nerfing AI? | Asianometry
Debian 12: Milestone Linux Distro | Explaining Computers
How Procurement Destroys Armies – Requirements, Risks and Development gone wrong | Perun
Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp | Lex Fridman Podcast #383
The Fossil That Travelled Through Time | Ben G Thomas
Tech Break: Why Panic About AI Now? | TWiT TV
Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, June 19, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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